We Should Move The Start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season to May
There’s a low chance that a disturbance over The Bahamas could develop into a tropical system off the southeast coast over the next couple of days. That can seem jarring to read at the beginning of May, but pre-season storms really aren’t…
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Another Intense Tropical Cyclone Makes Landfall in Mozambique
Tropical Cyclone Kenneth made landfall in storm-battered Mozambique late Thursday night with the equivalent strength of a category four hurricane. The remnants of the storm are expected to slow to a crawl over the next couple of days, bringing…
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Storms With 70+ MPH Winds Possible in Carolinas and Virginia on Friday
A moderate risk for severe weather exists across parts of the Carolinas and Virginia on Friday afternoon as squall lines capable of producing winds in excess of 70 MPH sweep across the region. It’s been a long time since this part of the country…
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Nighttime Severe Thunderstorms Are Possible in Mississippi and Alabama on Thursday
A risk for nighttime tornadoes—some potentially strong or long-lived—will unfold this evening and tonight across parts of southern Mississippi and Alabama. Damaging straight-line winds and large hail are also possible. Severe weather is dangerous no…
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A Dangerous Severe Weather Outbreak Is Possible in the Deep South on Saturday
A significant outbreak of severe thunderstorms is likely across parts of the southern United States on Saturday. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a moderate risk for severe weather for parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas, which is…
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The Snow in Minnesota Is Dirty From Blowing Dust in the Southwest
The powerful winter-but-not-really-winter storm cranking across the Plains and Midwest this week is still producing heavy, thunderous bands of snow as the storm starts to wind down and finally lift toward Canada. Many folks noted that the blanket of…
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This Week’s Major Storm Will Plaster The Northern Plains With Up To Two Feet Of Snow
A wet, wind-driven snow will plaster the Plains and Upper Midwest this week as another memorable springtime winter storm rapidly spins-up over the center of the country. The storm—not too dissimilar from the major storm we saw this time last month—will…
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An Intense April Nor’easter Produced Atlantic Supercells And Snow In The Carolinas
A powerful nor’easter developed off the eastern coast of the Carolinas on Tuesday, bringing a burst of winter weather to a part of the country that hasn’t seen much of it this year. The formation and track of the nor’easter has been in…
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March’s Historic ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Produced An All-Time Record Wind Gust In Colorado Springs
The record-setting storm that blasted the Plains states a couple of weeks ago set an all-time high wind gust at the airport in Colorado Springs. The airport’s gauge recorded a 96 MPH gust during the height of the storm, which is an incredible feat…
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A Tropical Storm Near Brazil Is Only the Third Ever Recorded in the South Atlantic Ocean
A rare tropical storm formed off the southeastern coast of Brazil this weekend, a difficult feat for the hostile atmosphere over the southern half of the Atlantic Ocean. Tropical Storm Iba is one of just a handful of tropical cyclones to form in this…
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